Pick your battles, and accept yourself for who you are.

It's when the discomfort strikes that they realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all.

There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of an Ironman

Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.

Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.

We all have talents that, sometimes, we never quite fulfill. We're all scared, deep down, but maybe we just need to lay it on the line and explore our abilities and just not be afraid of failing.

If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing feats.

It's not records I chase, it's self-improvement. And that cannot be done by taking it easy.

No one should ever be afraid of failing; it's being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against.

Just seize every opportunity you have, embrace every experience. Make a mark, for all the right reasons.

Never, ever give up. And smile

A flame that flickered, And a soul that whimpered, A candle that blazed, And a fragrance that raised. The flames were fed the same, But one remained diminished, While the other touched vintage!

I guess I just don't have the killer instinct that I think makes a great political cartoonist.

My goal is to drop 10 projects in 2013. All albums. I gotta do it. I know the 10 projects I want to drop.

I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I'm in good company there.

When you’re a housekeeper’s daughter, you see the world through a half-open door.

You have a right to be treated professionally at work, and it's your supervisor's job to make sure all their employees can perform their duties comfortably and safely.

There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.

Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed. Each of us is loved. Each of us is necessary.

I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free will, whether I like it or not!

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart.